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While living in Phoenix many years ago, I sat on my couch one evening with Pam, the woman I was dating. I was trying to answer her request to feel my emotions and explain my thoughts. Pam kept saying patiently, “I don’t feel you.” After a few minutes, sharing my thoughts on the subject, I…
Let’s get honest, we all are shy— some of us just know how to hide it, or how to move beyond it. Our shyness is part of our unique sensitivity to life. But as we travel through childhood, then manhood, we are trained to suppress our sensitivity. I know for myself, I did everything I…
If you are like most guys, you were taught a double message when it came to women. One the one hand, we’re told, be tough, be aloof, let her chase you, and don’t show any emotions or concern. Somewhere along the way, we got the other side of that: someone told us to “be with…
You know that guy who walks into a room as if he could care less? We all want to be that guy. Assuming you’re not that guy, I’ll teach you how you can that confident without the downside of the typical Bad Boy. This is a four-part article exploring the traps and the power…
Guest post by Zach Buckley As a father and husband, many men feel pressure to provide for the wants and needs of their family. Even as gender roles change and women increasingly become the top money-makers in the house, most men still feel responsible for ensuring the well-being of their family. And that can come…
Relationships don’t need to be hard. It’s not therapy, it’s not reading a new book or taking the latest course out on relationships. It’s joining a micro. We have a primordial need to have a tribe. With a men’s group or women’s groups – your mico-community, you have a resource that nourishes you so…
